Magnetic force microscopy investigation of domain structures in Fe–x at. % Ga single crystals (12

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2005-07-21
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Bai, Feiming
Li, JieFang
Viehland, D.
Wu, D.
Lograsso, Thomas
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Lograsso, Thomas
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The domain structure of furnace-cooled (FC) and post-annealed (PA) Fe–x at. % Ga (x = 12, 20, and 25) crystals has been investigated by magnetic force microscopy. For both FC and PA Fe–12 at. % Ga, the domains were found to be well-aligned and oriented along the [100] direction. For Fe–20 at. % Ga, although a preferred [100] orientation remained, a difference in morphology was found between FC and PA conditions—in the PA condition, clear dendritic domains were observed. For both FC and PA Fe–25 at. % Ga, a much reduced [100] preferred domain orientation was found, the domain size was notably reduced, and dendrite formation was not observed.

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The following article appeared in Journal of Applied Physics 98 (2005): 023904 and may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1978971.

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